Description
Made over 1,300 years ago, this is one of the oldest images of the Buddha Amida in Japan. Images of buddhas seated on pedestals accompanied by bodhisattvas standing on lotus flowers were popular in ancient Japan. Lotus flowers, which symbolize purity, are said to bloom profusely in a Buddhist paradise known as the Pure Land.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026